Casa Wabi and ArtReview announce three international artists for Oaxaca residency program
Selected for the Casa Wabi / ArtReview residency prize are Deniz Gül from Turkey, Dolores Furtado from Argentina, and Melania Toma from Italy. They are set to journey to Oaxaca, Mexico, to engage in the program at Casa Wabi, founded by Bosco Sodi in 2014. Gül intends to create sculptural assemblages from common materials while collaborating with local residents on workshop sculptures. Furtado plans to produce large sheets of paper using indigenous plants, focusing on themes of transformation and regeneration. Toma will undertake a collective project weaving fishing nets, addressing issues such as machismo, mestizaje, environmental racism, and women's organization in the regions of Laguna de Chacahua and Villa de Tututepec.
Key facts
- Deniz Gül, Dolores Furtado, and Melania Toma won the Casa Wabi / ArtReview residency prize
- The residency takes place in Oaxaca, Mexico at Casa Wabi
- Casa Wabi was founded by artist Bosco Sodi in 2014
- Deniz Gül works with everyday objects and organic materials including milk, plaster, acid, water, rice, sugar, wood, and glass
- Dolores Furtado researches and creates paper, evolving from hand-made sheets to solid paper pulp sculptures
- Melania Toma is based in London and will work with communities around Laguna de Chacahua and Villa de Tututepec
- Toma's project addresses themes including machismo, mestizaje, environmental racism, fishing, and female organization
- Gül plans to collaborate with local community members on sculpture workshops starting from objects they provide
Entities
Artists
- Deniz Gül
- Dolores Furtado
- Melania Toma
- Bosco Sodi
Institutions
- Casa Wabi
- ArtReview
Locations
- Oaxaca
- Mexico
- Turkey
- Argentina
- Italy
- London
- Laguna de Chacahua
- Villa de Tututepec
- El Zapotalito
- Parque Nacional Lagunas de Chacahua